Rod-fastener for stair-carpets.



W. F. BAKER.

ROD FASTENER FOR STAIR CARPETS.

APVLICATION FILED MAY 11. I911.

1,258,853. I Patented Mar.12,1918.

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non-rasmi'fiiii ron' sraritcanrsrsi following isaspecificatiom;reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.My-.-invention relates to 'secu;ring meansfor engaging the rods'which,-in the layingofcarpets on stairs, are frequently --positi'en'edin the 'cornersbetween therisersand treads of said stairs for theypurpose of holding said carpet snugly within sucl'icjorners, vOne-ob'ectof my invention is to; provide ELTOCl'. secur'er of :--thecharacter" above described-having its parts'so fashionecbas to permittheilocation of said rod deeply withinthe corner in which it is intendedto, 'lie-.- --r&- further, and more especia'liohjeetof=my invention, isl to provide a rodw secure-rwhich, as well as the rod, is "arranged--to. -;l;ie under the carpet; the secure'r' being adapte'di to:-li'ebelow and just "within the marginal edges of the said carpetand-soas'ato be wholly concealed thereby, but having a;construe: tionwhichrenders its'easily operablccin such concealed location, either to effectthe engagement' of: said roe or the release of the Sinner I l J I -.i iReferring to the accompanying drawings forming a parts ofthiszspecification, and in which like numerals ofrefere'n'ce -indicatesimilar: parts in the several views,=: Figure 1 is a view in perspectiveshowing a portion of a flight of .stairs having a carpet rod securedthereon bymeans of a rod securer embodying my inventionm- Fig. 2 is afront elevation 'and -F'g. 3 an end view of my securer in-its prefer-redform. Fig. at is a side elevation of the same in a positionpermitting-the engagement of the rod or the displacement of thesame'there from.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same, showing the rod securer in-aposition adapted to secure said rod in place.

Fig. 6 is a view showing more especially the manner of securing thestair-rod to the carpet.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the slide of the securer removed from theframe.

Having reference to the drawings,-

The rod securer comprises a frame 1 provided with the lugs 2 attachedthereto;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.-

" n i n r mai -t 'i i -e a a which lugs afford means by which thefraineI may be attached preferably by screws .7 a fi Ir /e of the stairsandadj'acent the corner between the riserandtread of the sain ef desired,

desired 5 location, upon ,the face however, thesecurer may be attachedto Y tread of thefstairs insteadof to the riser. a

e-L w e dea it si ce i t e time r p olong d nt 1' Wait 35 wh h e an'- ai .0 1 th cu er faces s h wn, and p evideseats adapted to receive thestair rod t designed to be secured in place thereby, the contour beingpreferably ofaicuryature closely conforming to the circumference ofthesaid 7 rod .Said framejaws 3 3, are. tapered to such thinness at thepoints,; and the concavity of the same'are solocatedwith respect tothe-framethat a rod viestingthereagainst will be positioned deeplywithin the corner between the stair-riser and ,tread, the frame ofcourse being so located upon the riser asto obtain the aforesaid;location, of the rod.

The name is sate wait ng {s i e "51 i ranged to freelyslidelongitudinally therein but substantially rigidfwith; respect toother movements relativeto the frame; this result being preferablysecured by y dovetailed engagement between the slide and frame as moreclearly shown in Fig.3, The lower. end of said slide 5 terminates in aforked portion which, at its deepest or, upper part is interiorlyconcaved'to close'iy, fit astride the stair-rod, there beingja'front jaw 5, engaging the outer and upper quadrant 'of the circumference offtherod and the :rear, jaw; 5"" engaging fthejinner and upper. quadrant ofsaid circumference. YThe curvature ofjthe said rear jawlfi? is arrangedto *ali'ne and register with that of the con;- caved lower ends of theframeIjaws, 3, 3. The points of slight-ly elongated as shown, but arealways sufficiently separated to provide for the free passage of the rodbetween the same. The capacity for the longitudinal movement of theslide in respect to the frame should be such as to permit the slide 5 tobe raised sufficiently to allow the rod 4: freely to pass under thepoint of the outer slide jaw 5 as is shown in Fig. i, and. into theposition wherein it becomes seated in place resting against thecontoured portion of the frame-jaws 3, 3, the slide thereafter beingforced downwardly until it is astride the rod and rests firmly thereon.

said slide jaws 5 and 5 are 1 If desired the provision of the rear jaw 5of the slide may be dispensed with, although I prefer to use the same.

The operative result of the foregoing construction is such that in thelowered position of the slide 5, the said rod 4:, on its side adjacentthe stair-riser, is engagedby the jaws 3, 3, of the frame; and it isalso engaged on both sides by the jaws 5" and 5 of the slide. In thisposition the outside jaw 5 of the slide operates not only to resist anyforce tending to pull the rod away from the stair-riser, but alsoprevents the displacement of the rod outwardly and away from the riserwhich must take place before there can beany upward movement of said rodpast the shoulder formed by the top of the concaved seat of the jaws 8,3, of the frame in response to any force pulling upwardly upon said rod.The fastener therefore in the lowered position of the slide isefi'ective to secure said rod in its desired position.

VVhileI prefer to construct my rod securer with cooperating sets of jawswhich are contoured in close conformity with the circumference of therod which is intended to be used in connection therewith, which jawscooperate to secure the rod in the manner hereinbefore set forth,material departures from such contour may be permitted withoutespecially. impairing the efliciency of my device as a rod-securingmeans, so

long as one of said sets of jaws provides a shoulder which limits themovement of the rod therepast when said rod is restrained fromdisplacement from the plane of such movement sufficient to enable it toclear said shoulder, and the other cooperating set provides meansoperating to prevent the said displacement.

Ordinarily the arrangement hereinbefore described operates to secure therod firmly in the desired position without additional look ing means.However, to insure against any accidental displacement of the slide andre lease of the rod, a set-screw 6 may be provided in the slide which isadapted to engage the frame at the rear of said slide, in which case thesaid rear portion of the slide also homes at this patent may be obtainedfor five naesess may be serrated or otherwise roughened as is shown at 8in Fig. l, or the frame may be drilledto permit a rod or pin 7 to bepassed transversely therethrough so as to lie above said slide when itlies in its rod engaging position.

In employing a rod securer having the features of construction which Ihave hereinabove described, the frame of the securer is attached inposition on the riser 'or tread efore the carpet is laid, and the rodsalso, before such time, may be secured, preferably by tapes, 9 to thecarpet at the desired location, leaving only a small portion of the rodend. disengaged therefrom. When the carpet is laid, the slides of therod-securer are lifted, the end of the rod secured to the carpet isslipped under the said slide into position against the frame jaws inwhich position it is secured by depressing the slide. All the necessarymanipulations involved in these operations may be readily performed bythe fingers operating between the edge of the carpet and the stairs;permitting the rod securer to be so located as to be entirely concealedfrom view. In similar manner, if desired to remove the carpet, thisnecessary operation can be also readily performed.

I claim as my invention In a rod holder for carpet rods, a framecomprising a base having lateral raised portions which are provided, atone end of the same, with vrod-seats so situated thereon as to positiona rod lying therein in close proximity to the plane of the bottomsurface of said frame, and a slide-jaw lying between the said raisedportions and slidably mounted therebetween; said slide having a rodseatat the end thereof arranged, in the rod securing position of the slide,to cooperate with the rod-seats of said frame in fixedly securing saidrod therewithin.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. BAKER.

Witnesses NATHAN B. DAY, CHAs. F. RANDALL.

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Washington, D, Q.

